“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty” (Prov. 16:32).
“Good sense makes one slow to anger” (Prov. 19:11).
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding” (Prov. 14:29).
“If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest” (Eccl. 10:4).
“He who is slow to anger quiets contention” (Prov. 15:18).
II. CONTROL ANGER
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back” (Prov. 29:11).
1. Be Angry, but Do Not Sin
2. Destructive Anger
III. BANISH SINFUL ANGER
1. Take Off the Old Garments of Sinful Anger
2. Put On New Clothes for a New Person
3. Dealing with the Anger of Other People
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prov. 15:1).
“A soft tongue breaks the bone” (Prov. 25:15).
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back” (Prov. 29:11).
“Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare” (Prov. 22:24-25).
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Alexander Strauch was raised in New Jersey and converted to Christ at a Bible camp in New York State. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University and went on to earn his Masters in Divinity degree from Denver Seminary. For over thirty years he has...